cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/5056325
Both the Steam Deck and official Dock are on sale to celebrate Valve’s 20th anniversary.
I finally did it boys. Im going to be part of the gang in 1-2 weeks
Congrats, man! I’m very tempted to join you. Fortunately, I still have a couple of days to think about it.
Great, just bought one on Tuesday. Time to refund and rebuy I guess?
I put in a request asking for them to reimburse the difference between original and sale price. It’s a long shot but hey why not y’know?
If they could just be available in Australia that would be great.
Well, I jumped in and got one. Ever since I entered a serious relationship I’ve missed out on a lot of titles, so having the option to play sitting next to my wife without taking up the TV will be huge. Here’s hoping it works exactly as I plan
I got a ps4 because I could use remote play and not take up the tv so that I could play next to my wife. It was ok, but I had to setup my computer on the couch with charger, kind of a hassle. When I got a switch it was a game changer because I could just grab it and flop down on the couch next to my wife. I imagine (I don’t have one) the steam deck is basically the same.
If that is what you guys do also then it will probably be great for you.
Protip: you can use Bluetooth headphones with it so she doesn’t complain about the sound when you are next to her. My girlfriend always complains if I don’t lol
If your wife likes gaming, you can play co-op on the said TV! The dock is somewhat expensive, but any USB C hub with power in and HDMI out will do. We have a thin keyboard with the mouse pad built in and two blue tooth controllers - voila! For optimal play on large screens, you should run it in Desktop mode. For gaming, I still use the Big Picture mode for Steam to be able to navigate to games with the controller, but with the keyboard and mouse, you can use it for anything really. I’ve responded to school emails, done online courses, even built small games in Unity (did a course on it), all from the comfort of my armchair and big TV screen.
Steam Deck is so versatile, you’ll love it!
I can attest that it works great in this scenario. I managed to play through several Final Fantasy games, a handful of indie games, and I’m deep into BG3 - all while on the couch or in bed with my other half. Or on the toilet.
Before the Steam deck I hadn’t beaten a single game in years.
Tempting, but I think I’ll wait for some sort of v2 release (I know it might be years still)
